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J. H. SE GHEVERELL? ELEGTRIG BELT.

. Patented Aug. 8

NITED STATES ATENT JEAN H. SE Ol-IEVERELL, OF JEFFERSON, OHIO, ASSIGNORTO HENRY N. BANCROFT, OF SAME PLACE.

ELECTRIC BELT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 502,776, dated August8, 1893.

Application filed June 15, 1892.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JEAN H. SE GHEVERELL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at J efferson, in the county of Ashtabula and State ofOhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ElectricBelts and Appliances, of which the following is a description.

The nature of my invention relates to an electric belt and severalappliances used in connection therewith for remedial purposes, theobject being to produce a simple and adaptable electric apparatus to beworn upon the person without inconvenience to the wearer and beingcompletely under the control of the wearer.

That the invention may be fully seen and understood by others, referencewill be had to the following specification and annexed drawings formingpart thereof, in which Figure 1. is a view of the belt, open, showingthe battery in position, the middle portion broken away. Fig. 2. is asimilar view with the battery removed, showing the connection with theelectrodes. Fig. 3. illustrates the application of the belt andappliances. Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of two of the cells of thebattery detached, showing the means for connecting the cells. Fig. 5. isa cross section of one cell on line 00. as. Fig. 4. Fig. 6. is a view ofa portion of the suspensory. Fig. 7. is a view of one of the movableelectrodes showing the manner of connecting said electrodes with thebelt. Fig. 8. is a view of the inside of the belt, showing theelectrodes in position, the middle portion broken away. Fig. 9. is anenlarged detached View, showing a device for connecting the electrodes.Fig. 10. is a side View of same, and Fig. 11. illustrates another meansof connection.

Similar letters of reference designate similar parts in the drawings andspecification.

By the use of the improved electric belt and appliances a constantelectric current may be passed through the body for the treatment ofdiseases of various kinds especially those of a neurotic character,without inconveniencing the person treated.

The main portion of the belt A. Figs. 1. 2.

3 and 8 is made -of any suitable material,

preferably silk rubber lined and is double. The ends are provided withany suitable fas- Serial No. 436,883. (No model.)

tening. The upper edge at Fig. 8. is open, or one side is cut down asshown at a a admitting ot the opening of the belt as shown in Figs. 1and 2. When closed for wear, the portion'A is attached by means ofsuitable catches b. b. b. b.

The electrodes B Fig. 8. of which there may be any number, are made ofany suitable material, aluminum being preferable owing to its lightnessand slight corrosive character. They are preferably circular in form andconcavo-convex, having an eye in the center of the concave side as shownat c. in the movable electrode Fig. 7 and in Figs. 9. and 11. Theelectrodes are arranged at intervals on the side of the beltwhich comesin contact with the body, the eye 0 passing through one thickness of thebelt as shown in Fig. 2. The positive and negative wires 01 and e extendalong the inside of the belt and are connected with the electrodes bymeans of the couplings 0 (shown enlarged in Figs. 9 and 10). The part f.is of suitable metal, having a loop g, at one terminal to receivethewire and the loops h and t' on the sides. The part f is attached tothe belts by means of clips j.j. Fig. 10. The loops h and t' form guidesfor the sliding catch is which completes the connection of the wire withthe electrode. A simple pin Z Fig. ll.- with a loop Z may however beused in place of the coupling above described.

The battery D Fig. 1. may have any desired number of cells, and extendslengthwise of the belt within a casing E. preferably made of oiled silk.The cells of the battery are constructed with an interior copper plate m(best shown in Figs. 4: and 5) with an open loop m at the top thereof.On each side of the plate m is a layer of felt n, and doubled over onboth sides of the felt, is a zinc plate 0.' 1. The

the connection being made by passing the open loop m through a slit q inthe casing E and around the wire d. By this arrangement the current canbe changed from the most delicate to a very strong one,very easily. Theband F Fig. 3. used around the neck is of the same construction as thebelt A, but is smaller. The band F may be used independent of the beltas it contains its own series of cells. The neck band F and the belt Amay be connected by properly insulated wires G and H having catches oneach end like i" Fig. 7, or they may be connected direct without thecatch. If the catch 4" is used, on one end of the wire it clasps the eyeof the electrode on the belt while the catch on the opposite end claspsthe eye of an electrode on the band F. The detachable electrodes I ofwhich Fig. 7 IS an enlarged view are used for carrying the current toportions of the body not accessible to direct contact by the belt A orband F. The electrode is of the same form as the stationary electrode B,the eye cbeing connected with a wire r having the catch 'r at theopposite terminal for forming a connection with one of the stationaryelectrodes.

Duplex electrodes J and J Fig. 3 are of the same form as the single onesand are used for the treatment of head ache, catarrh, deafness, &c..They may be joined in any suitable manner, as with spring wire or arubber band, and are connected with the neck band F by means of theinsulated wires 8. s. which are in electrical connection with the saidduplex electrodes.

A suspensory is used in connection with the belt, consisting of a loop KFig. 6. adapted to be passed around the exposed male genital organs, forthe treatment of diseases peculiar to said organs. On the loop is asmall electrode L. on which the penis and scrotum are received and bywhich the electric current comes in contact with the spermatic cord. Thesuspensory is connected with the belt by means of the same kind of acatch as that shown at r Fig. 7.

It is not deemed necessary to encumber the specification by followingany particular circuit as it is evident, the current will pass from oneelectrode through the body to another connected with the battery. Thecurrent connections or circuit can be changed by reversing the battery.The battery is prepared for use by immersing it in acid, preferablyvinegar. By the use of the improved belt and neck band, it is onlynecessary to immerse the number of cells to be used, thereby prolongingthe life time of the belt, or of the battery.

hat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In an electric belt, the battery cells composed of a plate of copperon provided with an open loop m and incased within felt or itsequivalent with a zinc plate clasping the exterior of the felt, incombination with the spring hinge connectionp, connecting the copper ofone cell with the zinc of the next, substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

2. The coupling 0 consisting of a metallic plate, provided with a loopto receive the wire cl or e and two side loops forming guides for theconnecting pin, in combination with the electrodes and battery cells ofan electric belt substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signatu re in presence of two witnesses.

JEAN I-I. SE CHEVERELL.

lVitnesses:

O. H. CASE, PAUL HOWLAND.

